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YOUR RESEARCHDriver door will not open - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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I had the same problem with mine specially after using the central locking system (using the key in the door and turning), and the trick of pushing the door in and down really hard a couple of inches above the handle did the trick and since then it has not been a problem, at that time I did not a fob so that was a problem, now I have one and I never use the central locking system
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My lock needs to be replaced because no matter what I do, it is still catching.
Driver door will not open - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Is there a way to release the door latch without using the handles?
Driver door will not open - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Clean greased and no matter what i do
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I cleaned, greased and no matter what I do, it’s still getting caught.****
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I had the same problem with mine specially after using the central locking system (using the key in the door and turning), and the trick of pushing the door in and down really hard a couple of inches above the handle did the trick and since then it has not been a problem, at that time I did not a fob so that was a problem, now I have one and I never use the central locking system
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I had the same problem with mine specially after using the central locking system (using the key in the door and turning), and the trick of pushing the door in and down really hard a couple of inches above the handle did the trick and since then it has not been a problem, at that time I did not a fob so that was a problem, now I have one and I never use the central locking system
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Here is one I haven't seen before. The driver door will not open with either the inside nor outside handle.
The lock seems to work. At least it sounds like it does, and when locked, when you pull the inside handle, there is resistance indicating that the locking mechanism is moving. And, when unlocked, and pulling either handle, there is little, to no, resistance. So I am thinking that the lock is not the problem - but I don't have a lot of experience in this area.
I had this happen on another Boxster a while back where the door was out of alignment with too much pressure on the latch preventing the latch from releasing, and thus the door would not open. That problem could be remedied by pushing on the door while pulling the handle. That trick did not work on this car.
Is there a way to release the door latch without using the handles? I've got the door panel off and though space is tight I can reach the levers that the handles move to confirm that they DO move when the handles are pulled. They just aren't tripping a spring to release the door latch. So I was hoping a pick could be inserted somewhere to release the latch - or some other idea?
Thanks,
Joe
I had an issue like yours with my passenger door. It would not open with the inside to outside door handles. I came across this fix on one of the forums and it worked for me. Get in the car (passenger seat will work) and lock the doors with the door fob, then pull the interior driver's door handle twice. Then unlock the doors with the fob. Then lock the doors with the fob and pull the interior driver's door handle twice. Repeat this several times. It worked for me. Don't ask me why... but it worked. Hope it works for you. Let us know.
I had the same problem with mine specially after using the central locking system (using the key in the door and turning), and the trick of pushing the door in and down really hard a couple of inches above the handle did the trick and since then it has not been a problem, at that time I did not a fob so that was a problem, now I have one and I never use the central locking system
My passenger door locks was stuck. After pulling my local apart, I can see that it is a mechanical issue. There is a lock slider in the mechanism that gets hung up and not sliding properly. I cleaned, greased and no matter what I do, it’s still getting caught.****
I found solutions to loosening it when it gets suck:****
(1) pull the interior lock and let go of it to slam the mechanism. This shake sometimes free the slider that’s caught. It has a spring pushing on it. So a strong jerk can loosen it and allow it to slide.****
(2) bang your butt/side into the door from the outside. The force of pushing the lock latch in sometimes gives it a strong enough jerk to allow the slider to free and allow the door to open.
****Hopefully this helps someone that is stuck unable to open the door. I was freaking out because I couldn’t figure out how to get the door panel off with the door closed.****
My lock needs to be replaced because no matter what I do, it is still catching.
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